5 more fishing quotes August 15 2010 – total now 990

“Hell, you can arrive in the wilderness these days and there is a TV blaring – there’s a diesel generator in camp. What happened to hot cakes over an open fire, and the satisfaction of catching trout that you paid for with the aching muscles of a five hour hike over rough country?”
Clive Gammon – I Know a Good Place (Num 990)

“What happened..?” I know what happened – nearly 66 birthdays and one titanium hip from too many hikes over rough country – but would not have missed one step for the world!

“When I grow up I want to be a little boy.” – Joseph Heller (Num 987)

Yes, I know it is not strictly about fishing – but it should be! It should be the way we ‘grown-up’ fishermen approach each fishing trip. The sheer wonder and excitement of approaching water and fish. Not covered in enough gear to fit-out a cross-continent exploration mission, and certainly not a brooding, menacing fanaticism to catching numbers and size. Don’t grow up – grow back.